The vulnerability of the vmclock_probe() function in the drivers/ptp/ptp_vmclock.c file of the Linux operating system’s timekeeping driver module allows a hacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the vmclockprobe function in the drivers/ptp/ptpvmclock.c file of the Linux operating system’s time support driver module involves the use of an uninitialized resource. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a attacker to cause a service failure...